Antiseptic attachment for telephones



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,562,515

J. l. ORKIN AN'LISEPTIC ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES Filed Sept. 29, 1924 Fig. 1.

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Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES JACOB I. ORIL'IN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ANTISEPTIC ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES.

Application filed September 29, 1924.

To cZZ 10/20/21 it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB I. ORKIN, a citizen of the United States. and resident of Boston, county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented an In'iprovement in Antiseptic Attachments for Telephones, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts.

This invention relates to an antiseptic attachment for telephone mouthpieces and it has for its object to provide a novel attachment which is easily applied, which is eflicient in operation and which has other advantages all as will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings wherein I have illustrated a selected embodiment of my invention, Fig. l is a sectional view through a telephone mouthpiece having my improve ments applied thereto;

Fig. :2. is a perspective view of the attachment.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the attachment.

In the drawings 1 indicates a portion of a telephone transmitter and 2 the usual mouthpiece thereof. I My improved antiseptic attachment comprises a receptacle 3 adapted to contain antlseptic material and of a size to be situated partially within the mouthpiece 2. Thls receptacle is secured by means of arms 4: to a supporting ring 5 which is adapted to be clamped to the periphery of the mouthpiece by means of a clamping screw 6.

The receptacle 3 is provided at its upper side with a filling opening 7 and it con tains some absorbent material 8 such for instance as sponge or gauze.

When the absorbent material 8 is saturated with antiseptic liquid the fumes of the liquid will escape through the filling opening 7 and sterilize the mouthpiece.

Situated within the chamber 3 is a device for compressing the absorbent material so as to express therefrom the llquid therein. This device is useful at such times as it is desired to change the antiseptic liquid in the chamber 3. This is done by removing the attachment from the telephone mouthpiece and turning it bottom side up so that the filling opening will be on the under side and then actuating the compressing device to compress the sponge or absorbent Serial No. 740,519.

material 8 and thus express any liquid therefrom which will flow by gravity out through the filling opening 7. This compressing device is indicated at 9 and it is illustrated as having a U shape with the two arms 10 and 11 that embrace the sponge or antiseptic member 8. The arms are connected so that they can be moved toward and from each other.

I will preferably make this expressing device of a l'engthof spring wire which is bent intermediate of its ends to form the loopl2 with the arms 10 and 11 either side of the loop. The end 13 of the upper arn'i 10 which lies 011 the top of the sponge 8 is bent to extend out through the filling open ing 7 and thus make a finger piece by which the compressing device may be manipulated.

IVhen it is desired to supply the device with fresh antiseptic material in liquid form the attachment is removed from the telephone and turned bottom side up so as to place the filling opening 7 on the under side and the finger piece 13 is then pressed upon so as to close the arms 10 and 11 together thereby compressing the sponge 8 and expressing the liquid therefrom. When this has been accomplished the device-may be righted and then fresh liquid antiseptic poured into the filling opening 7.

The supporting ring 5 is shown as angular in cross section so as to embrace the edge of the mouthpiece 2 and the portion of the ring adjacent the clamping screw 6 is slit as shown at 14. The flange portion 1.5 of the clamping ring is divided transversely shown at 16. This construction provides two resilient arms 17 which constitute the clamping members for clamping the ring to the mouthpiece.

The end of each arm is provided with a depending ear l8 and the clamping screw 6 extends through one of said ears and has screw-threaded engagement with the other. With this construction the portion of the supporting ring 5 which engages the end of the mouthpiece 2 is continuous and said ring is formed with the two yielding arms 17 which are clamped around the mouthpiece just back of its front edge. This makes a simple but efficient device for holding the chamber in position.

While I have illustrated herein a selected embodiment of my invention I do not wish to be limited to the constructional features shown.

I claim:

1. In an antiseptic attachment for telephones, the combination with an antiseptic receiving chamber of a size to set within a telephone mouthpiece, of means for removably securing said chamber to the mouthpiece, said chamber having afilling opening, a pad of absorbent material within the chamber, and means for compressing said pad.

2. In an antiseptic attachment for telephones, the combination with an antiseptic receiving chamber of a size to set within a telephone i'no-uthpiece, of means for removably securing said chamber to the mouthpiece, said chamber having a filling opening, a pad of absorbent material within the chamher. and means operable from the exterior of the chamber for compressing said pad.

3. In an antiseptic attachment for telephones, the combination with an antiseptic receiving chamber of a size to set within a telephone mouthpiece, of means for removably securing said chamber to the mouthpiece, said chamber having a filling opening, a pad of absorbent material within the chamber, means for compressing said pad, and a compressing member within the chamber having two arms which embrace the pad and which are movable toward and from each other.

4. In an antiseptic attachment for telephones, the combination with an antiseptic receiving chamber of a size to set within a telephone mouthpiece, of means for removably securing said chamber to the mouthpiece, said chamber having a filling opening, a pad of absorbent material within the chamber, means for compressing said pad, and a compressing member within the chamber having two arms which embrace the pad and which are movable toward and from each other, one arm having a finger piece extend ing out through the filling opening by which it may be manipulated.

5. In an antiseptic attachment for telephones, the combination with an antisepticreceiving chamber of a size to set within the telephone mouthpiece, of a supporting ring encircling said chamber and adapted to be clamped to the telephone mouthpiece, said ring having an unbroken portion to rest against the end of the mouthpiece and a radially-contracting clamping portion to embrace the mouthpiece adjacent its end, means to contract said clamping portion and thus clamp it to the mouthpiece, and means to support the chamber from said ring.

6. In an antiseptic attachment for telephones, the combination with an antiseptici'eceiving chamber, of a supporting ring encircling said chamber and adapted to be clamped to the telephone mouthpiece, said ring having an unbroken annular portion to rest against the end of the mouthpiece, and an annular clamping portion adapted to embrace the mouthpiece adjacent its end, said clamping portion being radially contractible, means to contract the clamping portion and clamp it to the mouthpiece, and means to support the chamber from said supporting ring.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

JACOB 1. onion, 

